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An episode of Britain’s Got Talent in which Alesha Dixon wore a Black Lives Matter necklace has led to 1,900 complaints to Ofcom. The media regulator said most of the complaints were directly related to the 41-year-old judge’s choice of jewellery. Her set of three gold necklaces, hung at different heights, spelled out the initials

Tesla (TSLA) stock has taken a big 10% tumble today as the market digests the Battery Day announcement and Tesla suffers a significant network outage. To be fair, the market has taken a downturn during the second half of the day, but Tesla’s stock was already taking a big hit before the broader market followed.

Zayn Malik has confirmed the birth of his baby daughter with girlfriend Gigi Hadid. The former One Direction singer, 27, shared the happy news on his Twitter page, writing: “Our baby girl is here, healthy & beautiful”. He added: “To try put into words how i am feeling right now would be an impossible task.

The Florida Public Service Commission met about solar net metering and didn’t change the rule. China says it will achieve a peak in emissions before 2030 and become net zero before 2060. The world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank, has ordered 190 13MW wind turbines. Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work

The Great British Bake Off’s first episode of the new series has proved a ratings hit for Channel 4 – averaging 6.9 million viewers and peaking at 7.9 million. It was the show’s biggest overnight launch – up more than a million on last year. New co-presenter Matt Lucas made his Bake Off debut alongside

Tesla announced today an upcoming $25,000 electric car enabled by its new battery cell and coming within the next 3 years. Originally, CEO Elon Musk indicated that Tesla wouldn’t likely make a car for less than $35,000. Is thought process was that with the advent of autonomous ride-sharing electric car fleets would reduce the cost

Tesla has announced a significant expansion of its Supercharger network in the Los Angeles area with over 200 Supercharger V3 stalls coming to the important market. Over the last few years, Tesla has made several grand promises about expanding the Supercharger network, but it has been falling short. The delay appeared to be at least

When Steps recently announced they were returning with new music and planning a tour for next year, it’s fair to say their fans were more than a little excited. The group, who rose to fame in the 1990s and are best known for chart anthems including Tragedy and 5,6,7,8, released their last album more than

Jackie Stallone, the mother of Hollywood actor Sylvester and one of Celebrity Big Brother’s most memorable stars, has died aged 98. Tributes have been paid to “a remarkable woman” by one of her other sons, Frank, who confirmed the news in a statement. Stallone died on Monday “in her sleep as she had wished”, he

Norway announced today that it will finance 16.8 billion kroner (US$1.8 billion) out of an estimated total investment of 25.1 billion kroner for the world’s first full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. The project is named Longship after the Viking ships. The Norwegian government will fund the following: A carbon capture project at a

The author of classic children’s book Guess How Much I Love You has died, his publisher has said.  Sam McBratney, 77, died on Friday, according to Walker Books. His much-loved bedtime story, first published in 1994, has sold more than 50 million copies and has been translated into 57 languages. It tells the story of

Tesla is reportedly in talks to build a research and development center in India — a market that Tesla has had difficulties entering in the past. Back in 2016, CEO Elon Musk said that Tesla had plans to enter the Indian market, but those plans have been delayed. Jay Vijayan, who was then Tesla’s Chief

Tesla (TSLA) has ‘a shot’ at a ‘record quarter for vehicle deliveries’, according to CEO Elon Musk in a leaked email to employees. The end of the quarter is approaching and as usual, Tesla is in the middle of a rush of deliveries in order to improve its financials for the quarter. Unlike other automakers,

Schitt’s Creek swept the board in the comedy categories at this year’s “Pandemmys” – with Succession and Watchmen the other big winners of the night. The Emmys 2020 ceremony was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel from a largely empty venue in Los Angeles, as the majority of winners accepted their prizes virtually due to the coronavirus

Shared electric scooter giant Bird has just released its own affordable electric scooter known as the Bird Air. Priced at just $599, the Bird Air fits snugly between the major $300-ish low-cost electric scooters and the $650-ish mid-cost electric scooters. The Bird Air’s specs are fairly middle-of-the-road as well. The scooter tops out at a

Lee Kerslake, who was the drummer for rock band Uriah Heep and also played on two Ozzy Osbourne albums, has died aged 73 after a battle with prostate cancer. Former Uriah Heep keyboardist Ken Hensley announced his death through a message shared with fans on Facebook. Osbourne was among those who also paid tribute, saying: